@@Dannacamilaa You can try and keep bending the wires up so the piece poking you can snap off throughout time.Mine was sticking me constantly on both sides and they were long and my wire is thin so I kept bending the wires in the back and one day they snapped off.I was relieved and shocked .My wire was still in all my brackets but the parts that was pocking me came off in the back.
@@DrGregAsatrian I have closing loops on both front teeth and the excess in the back are still straight so they poke me but I dont have any wax so what can I do Edit I do have wax I had to look for it
I got my braces yesterday. It hurts like hell. It's a mild pain but the fact that it's a regular pain it feels like a torture. Oh gosh!! I am not even able to focus while studying because it's poking me on my left cheek whenever I talk or eat. Headache sucks too.
@@sharvarideo925 i just got mine tightened and she was like “do you feel anything poking” i said no, got home and ate some noodles, and now i have a pokey wire
@@amiyahancock3056 oh yes, happened to me too😭 then i went back to the dentist to get it fixed,i think you should also go or else you'll have cuts on your cheeks
That’s amazing I actually just got my brackets on a couple months ago and got 4 teeth removed I’m getting the wires in a couple weeks I’m exited but I have these painful bands that stretch between 4 teeth which means 8 teeth are having this bands that are basically mini power chains but they hurt really bad when they were put on and still hurt a little I have had this 2 times including this time but I’m getting the wires soon I am a little exited but a little not exited as well😞☺️
L S eventually you will no longer suffer pain when they close the gaps. The reason you feel pain is because of the wire. My orthodontist didn’t change the wire when my teeth were able to be on the maximum powered wire. So you will only get your ligatures and powerchain changed
Haywood Hey I actually don’t have the wire at the moment I’m getting them in about 2 weeks I’m exited but scared because they said they need to put anchors and I’m still confused on what that is but right now I have mini power chains on 4 teeth so that’s 8 teeth but when they put it in it hurt so so bad I don’t know if that’s normal.
After having braces for 2 years, I think it's better to just tough through the pain, after awhile your cheek will toughen up and it won't bother you until you get your next wire. That's what I do anyway
You are such an awesome young man and dentist. Your videos have helped me so much. I'm 60 years old and just could not stand having my bottom teeth get crooked and ugly, so I got braces. Yep, at age 60, what's wrong with me?!?!? Thank you for all of your help. I have a poky wire and it's driving me crazy, still watching the video to figure out WHY.
I’m 46 got mine last week, My teeth begin to space as I hit around 42 I should have gotten them earlier Iam going in the morning to get wires clipped in the back. It’s so sore and it was like my jaw was stuck to my teeth the second morning ouch!!
I just got my braces and pokey wire really makes it more difficult. I've been looking for this kind of video for a while. Thank you Dr. Greg! It's a big help. Really!
Its my first time getting braces on. I just had it yesterday and today, i have borken brackets already and the wire is poking my gums. It hurts like hell. This is very helpful for the first timers like me.
wow after watching numerous vids Iv finally found someone who explains things perfectly, thank you....great common sense info..why couldnt my orthodontists have told me all this...?
I had a pokey wire that caused a sore about three weeks into my treatment. By the time I figured out that it was a pokey wire and not a bracket problem, I had a follow-up. They cut the wire, and I haven't had a problem since. I wouldn't be surprised if it returns, though, because I'm still in the initial stage of correcting crowding.
I had pokey wires in all 4 ends of upper and bottom of my braces. It was newly installed and I didn't notice until I got home. The dentist did no cut the wires short enough. I tried to cut it with nail clippers but it was too far behind my mouth and the nail clippers. I had to wait for 2 days to get an appointment to get the wires cut. It's horrible experience as I felt tremendous discomfort.
Day 3 of my brace and the end wire keeps poking my cheeks, dont have an orthowax cause my Orthodontist doesnt have stock yet, hopefully this monday i get mine already🙏🏻
@@mairazafar6594 Thanks but I don’t really use the wax anymore Bc they don’t hurt but good news is that I had my appointment and they cut my wires! 💃🏼🕺🏼
@@mairazafar6594 it’s not painful at all. But that’s probably bc when I commented that is like the first week of my braces and I’ve had two appointments since then and I said it was pokey and they fixed it :)
As a kid, my pokey wire incidents (about 3 over 3 years, so not bad) were due to spacing...so the wire was placed bigger and as my teeth car together, it inched backwards. Thankfully, it never caused such a problem that I had to visit my Orthodontist, but just a random poke here or there. 🙂
The wax I use is Vitis orthodontic one, from dentaid. I don't even need to dry my teeth before putting it on and stays for a really long time, even after eating hot foods.
I live 3 hours away from my orthodontist, and I had gotten braces but then I got majority of my braces removed for a treatment, and now I’ve gotten my full braces on again, so I knew pain in the beginning was normal, but it’s been like 2 weeks and I have still been getting ulcers from the molar tooth, didn’t know why but now I saw it was because my wire had shifted and it was poking me somewhat deep, thank you so much for your videos, your a life saver!
I love your channel :) i’ve learned so much before i got my braces thank you so much :))) I actually need my braces for four years but I really like them 🥰
In the beginning of my treatment,the wire used to get shifted from my midline, so I used to push it back using my long nails!! 😬 ,And then after my first premolar extractions, I got powerchains,so because of space closure,I suffered from pokey wire!!
I used to wear a braces back in my highschool days, but I didn't wear my retainer everyday, and then my wisdom teeth coming out so my teeth is now crooked again (not as bad as it was before I wore braces tho) but still, one of my biggest regret :'( now I'm an adult, really want to get a braces again but with this situation, pandemic, lockdown, etc. I don't think it's possible.
Update: I'm getting braces again! Just got them yesterday and have 1 tooth extracted. Have a sore all over my mouth but tbh this is still better than have a crooked teeth
i have fangs really high up on my gums in my front teeth, so when my wire was poking it was cutting my lip and it hurt, i got desperate and just cut it a little with nail clippers and its been fine ever since
Thanks for this! I actually got my braces about a year ago, but my wire slid to the right and I didn’t know how to fix it, and it didn’t seem like a big enough deal to call an appointment. Using the back of a toothbrush to push it is a very good idea :)
I bought literal wire cutters from the hardware store and they’re awesome. I fumbled with trying to cut my wire with nail clippers for a along time then I gave up, when I was walking by the hardware store a lightbulb went off in my head. Now I have wire cutters and can snip the wire with no problem. I’ve had brackets and wires fall off my wisdoms many times now and I’ve only had braces for like four months. It’s a pain in the ass when I am the perfect braces patient. I cut all my food up bite sized, I don’t eat anything crunchy anymore, and I brush and floss multiple times a day.
Thank you so much for sharing all these options! I’m dealing with a pokey wire right now and am having no luck shifting it back in. Might be because it’s so far back in my mouth and I can’t get behind it to give it enough of a push, but it is tied in as well. But I’m okay living the wax life for another month till my next appointment!😁
Hey Doc, Can you please make a video about getting braces with a missing front tooth. My story is when I was in elementary school I had an accident which broke one of my front tooth's in half. My parents took me to a terrible local dentist, and due to me and my parents ignorance, the dentist decides to shave the half tooth down and put a fake tooth with a rod in the hole of the half tooth. After a while it came off multiple times, which led to my parents taking me to a better dentist which told us, since the other dentist messed up and shaved the tooth down, the best thing they can do is remove the whole tooth with the root and give me a temporary denture (which I disliked and never wore) and in the future when I'm much older I can get a implant. After a while I started to realized the gap of the missing tooth was naturally closing and my denture could not fit in anymore, which made me wonder how would I be able to get a implant if my teeth aren't in the correct position and thought braces could help. I am 18 right now and want to know what I should do.
Just noticed how much you show your teeth and it made me wonder after years and years of hiding my teeth, how much time will it take after my treatment is over for me to want to show my teeth?
@@DrGregAsatrian I had this same exact thing happened and was able to reinsert the wire with tweezers. Should I still see the ortho incase the length needs to be increased? My next appointment isn't for a month.
I just had my braces today on the upper jaw, and just my bad luck that the orthodontist' was out of wax. It started poking me after three or four hours after my appointment. 😢😭 Lo and behold! This video was in my recommendation. 🧐🤩 I'll try the pencil/toothbrush trick tomorrow cuz its poking my cheek on only left side. Thnx for all your videos Doc! They are very enlightening.😇🥰
@@DrGregAsatrian no it's not a prob,the orthodontist said that the bracket loose is bcs of a problem of my bite,when we repair that problem, he'll repair the bracket,but i am very careful :)
It’s been 5 months since I started on braces. Every time I go to the dentist I get anxious and depressed because is this poking problem! My orthodontist can’t still get a solution! 😞
Great videos! If you can, please do a video on open bite causes and treatments. I have one that developed a month [after] my braces were installed. I haven't had my first tightening visit yet to see what will be done about it. Thanks!
I have a pokey wire because we had to add extra wire to bring down two teeth, it hurts pretty bad, but its a sign for me to know that Im seeing progress.
My top braces have been a breeze but when i got the bottom ones on after two months with top only Iv been through hell and back, I cant chew properly anymore and my top teeth keep hitting my bottom braces at front causing one to fall off, Iv had pokey wires etc etc but its slowly getting better as my bottom teeth were realy bad and crowded and crooked, one night I just felt like crying and saying I cant do this anymore..but im persevering...
Hey there! I have braces too.And sometimes I face this problem too.i simply place some cotton at the end of the wire and stick it there .it really helps a lot. i eat with the cotton and then when I brush I remove them and place new cotton. Cotton has no side effects also. Hope this helps you all
Im loving ALL of your videos, so informative💕 I have a bracket way back, lower bottom that has caused my inner jaw to swell, hence, I end up biting the excess skin (swollen jaw)...OUCH!! Sometimes the wax doesn't always stick....just aggravating ☹ Glad you mentioned the bracket has to by dry before applying wax....WOW!! BIG DIFFERENCE!! Luckily, no sores developed (knock on wood), just an irritated inner jaw. Just 4 weeks in braces, long journey to go but I LOVE the look of my braces😁
I had a poky wire when I had my braces put in 2 weeks ago. I told the tech and instead of cutting it flush against my bracket she bent it and it unbent 💀 worst thing is that I only have my front 8 teeth with braces so when I love my mouth I create paper cuts..
I normally have pokey wire when its a week before my review is due . My case is closing the gap and the wire just pushes to the back . I am on self-ligating braces and I am on my 11th month :) thank Dr Greg for all the wonderful sharing!
I have a major overjet that was not corrected properly with the twin block braces. Did not know at the time that you need to wear a retainer at the end to help the teeth settle. I was expected to retract the teeth by myself. 17 years later, my partner has offered to help correct it by paying through his private health fund. Going to see what is recommended and if braces are required, I'll get them put on.
Hello 🙂 I've been watching your videos ever since I've been mentally preparing myself on getting braces. Now that I have them, I wanted to know about bionators since my orthodontist mentioned I might need them in the future.
hey! major questions thats been bothering me for a while. 1.) i broke my bracket (top, my left side, farthest back bracket) so i went back and they simply just removed it. its been around 1-2 appointments since they removed it and they still havent put the bracket back. should i be worried or ask them to replace it? 2.) background info, i have my second molars that are impacted (its sideways, like how most wisdom teeth are) because i have a small mouth. this is the main reason why the bottom back brackets arent connected to the wires. again, should i be concerned? this corona thing will most likely affect my treatment since i might need to get these teeth removed
So I can answer the first question, but idk about the second one sorry- but personally, if that missing bracket is affecting your teeth movement, (teeth aren't moving, shifting in an abnormal way) then i feel like you should let your orthodontist know about that. but if it's not doing any harm, then i think you should be fine! but dont take my word for it, thats just my opinion haha :)
I remember the time the steel ligature tie holding the two piggy-back wires on my upper teeth sort of shifted towards my lip and caused it to bleed. That was not fun. Wax definitely helped though! I'm glad I don't have piggy-back wires anymore.
My orthodontist changed my wires yesterday and she left a little bit on the back so they are poking. I've been covering them with wax for the time being, but I'll try this.
PLEASE, its day 2 or 3 (not 72 hours yet) of me getting braces and I already feel a bit of that wire poking out. I wasn’t worried that it was poking out, I was only worried that it has only been a few days. I mean, i felt a little better after this video
Pokey wires suck! Lucky me I don’t have any this time I just got my bands and wires changed this past Tuesday, I’m just glad they took off my coil spring! That darn spring once they put it through the wire back in nearly July bothered me for weeks it just kept hurting the inside of my lip it even cut me once! I couldn’t get wax to stay right on the spring so I’d put it on the brace next to the spring and have it cover it that way, but I’m just happy it’s gone now 😅
My orthodontist forgot to clip the wires when I got my braces on. I had full length wires stabbing me in the gums and cheek for three months. I thought it was normal but.... no
Wax. I've found that having a DRY Tooth or bracket, but a WET finger is the way to get the wax to go where I want and stick. If your finger is dry, the wax will stick to it.
One of my bracket’s where off my tooth but was hanging on my wire I accidentally cutter that wire so my dentist melted my gum so he Could place a bigger bracket and more glue
When I had braces pokey wires were the worst especially towards the end of my treatment because the wires kept sliding in fact after braces treatment my dentist said my cheeks on the inside were so swollen
I asked to get my wire clipped a bit because it would scratch my cheek and make it bleed and bro clipped it completely off the last bracket and I didn’t know if that was normal…
This is helpful my son is new to braces for about a month. The last bracket came off at the top leaving a long pokie wire. The Orthodontic office told me to clip it to the next bracket until the next appointment 🙃. I said there are RUclips videos for that right ??? lol 😆. Thank you so much for this video 🙂
@@xbtx6497 Nothing to complain, day 3 after pokey wires and a destroyed mouth flesh I end up going back to my orthodontist basically saying that I've got some pokey wires and my brackets are piercing my cheeks. She cuts the wires and adds some plastic on top of the brackets to make more space. After that it stopped hurting, I'm pretty sure what I was experiencing wasn't very normal. its been around 11 days I think and I'm fine. Nothing hurts and everything is doing great, just 2 more years and ill have that " Hollywood " smile! 😄
I'm having the worst issues with my wires, my upper arch has been expanded greatly over the last 3 years. My very back molar tooth that has my pokey wire is completely rammed into my jaw bone not even the Ortho or dentist can properly work on it so it makes it impossible to apply wax.
Can you talk about root respiration or short roots? I’ve been trying to get braces but my two central laterals are supposedly too short. Could you also talk about anodontia or other genetic disorders that affect the teeth? What’s a good treatment plan. Thank you!!!
Trying to open your mouth with a pokey wire is like a death sentence.
I cant cut my wire
bro ikkk i haven’t been to my ortho in like months😅 so it’s been so annoying
@@Dannacamilaa You can try and keep bending the wires up so the piece poking you can snap off throughout time.Mine was sticking me constantly on both sides and they were long and my wire is thin so I kept bending the wires in the back and one day they snapped off.I was relieved and shocked .My wire was still in all my brackets but the parts that was pocking me came off in the back.
@@Kjstyles4317 thank you!! i’m going to try that out lol
@@Dannacamilaa np!! Hope it works
Sometimes my wires stab my inner cheek really deep and I literally have to pull my cheek to get the wire out lol
Lmaooo ikr
same.
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Same with me i cant eat even🥺🥺🥺
Me tok
Pokey wires are the worst.
Right?!
@@DrGregAsatrian I have closing loops on both front teeth and the excess in the back are still straight so they poke me but I dont have any wax so what can I do
Edit I do have wax I had to look for it
IKR
Yes
Yes!!!
I got my braces yesterday. It hurts like hell. It's a mild pain but the fact that it's a regular pain it feels like a torture. Oh gosh!! I am not even able to focus while studying because it's poking me on my left cheek whenever I talk or eat. Headache sucks too.
Lmao I got em tightened yesterday nd hurts like a 8itxh :(
I had them 2 days ago! And feeling same')
Take some pain reliever and you haven’t felt pain, wait until you get power chains!
Same! I got it 2 days ago and i haven't been able to eat anything since 😩
Same with me. I got mine last Monday and my left side is poking.
I know I had a pokey wire within the first 2 months of my braces and it was sooooo annoying. But right now everything is fine ✌️
sweeet!! yea during the early stages theres a much higher chance of pokey wires!
They didn’t cut the wire right 😔✋🏼 I just dealt with it
Same bruh,i got my braces tightened today & lmfao the wire is so annoying
@@sharvarideo925 bruh sameeee
@@sharvarideo925 i just got mine tightened and she was like “do you feel anything poking” i said no, got home and ate some noodles, and now i have a pokey wire
@@amiyahancock3056 oh yes, happened to me too😭
then i went back to the dentist to get it fixed,i think you should also go or else you'll have cuts on your cheeks
@@sharvarideo925 i have a dentist appt next week... i’ll just have them fix it but ty!!! good luck with the rest of your braces journey.
I have a pokey wire, but I don’t mind it because I’m getting my braces off in one week!
No way congrats!!
That’s amazing I actually just got my brackets on a couple months ago and got 4 teeth removed I’m getting the wires in a couple weeks I’m exited but I have these painful bands that stretch between 4 teeth which means 8 teeth are having this bands that are basically mini power chains but they hurt really bad when they were put on and still hurt a little I have had this 2 times including this time but I’m getting the wires soon I am a little exited but a little not exited as well😞☺️
L S eventually you will no longer suffer pain when they close the gaps. The reason you feel pain is because of the wire. My orthodontist didn’t change the wire when my teeth were able to be on the maximum powered wire. So you will only get your ligatures and powerchain changed
Haywood Hey I actually don’t have the wire at the moment I’m getting them in about 2 weeks I’m exited but scared because they said they need to put anchors and I’m still confused on what that is but right now I have mini power chains on 4 teeth so that’s 8 teeth but when they put it in it hurt so so bad I don’t know if that’s normal.
I got my braces yesterday I have to have then for a year and it hurts so much
After having braces for 2 years, I think it's better to just tough through the pain, after awhile your cheek will toughen up and it won't bother you until you get your next wire. That's what I do anyway
Mine is stabbing into the back area of my mouth... blood
@@bobothechimp1823 well there are exceptions. If it's that bad then get it clipped for sure
If your wire is too long there’s no way your mouth is just going to get used to it. Mine was hooking onto the inner side of my cheek. Yeah, no.
I've been eating my wax everytime I ate, i forget about removing them sometimes. It tastes good though. Lol 😅
Oml lol
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Different breed 😂
Tf ewww
just one more like and you know what is it
I got my braces about a month ago, these videos are really helpful and fun to watch 😄 thanks dude 😁
Can I have a update
@@dolphinboi1201 I’m not this person but I got braces like 2 weeks ago and before I had a like prep thing and so far it’s easier to chew
@@alva8964 update on my braces. I just tolerated the pain of them stabbing my mouth. I did got the ends of the braces cut but I'm used to them
You are such an awesome young man and dentist. Your videos have helped me so much. I'm 60 years old and just could not stand having my bottom teeth get crooked and ugly, so I got braces. Yep, at age 60, what's wrong with me?!?!? Thank you for all of your help. I have a poky wire and it's driving me crazy, still watching the video to figure out WHY.
I'm 59 and getting mine tomorrow, this is wigging me out about pokey wires
Well I know a lady in her 60s with braces my orthodontic assistance told me that her oldest patient is 72. That was a year ago.
We’re never too seasoned for self care. You go ma’am 🤎
I’m 46 got mine last week, My teeth begin to space as I hit around 42 I should have gotten them earlier Iam going in the morning to get wires clipped in the back. It’s so sore and it was like my jaw was stuck to my teeth the second morning ouch!!
I just got my braces and pokey wire really makes it more difficult. I've been looking for this kind of video for a while. Thank you Dr. Greg! It's a big help. Really!
Its my first time getting braces on. I just had it yesterday and today, i have borken brackets already and the wire is poking my gums. It hurts like hell. This is very helpful for the first timers like me.
wow after watching numerous vids Iv finally found someone who explains things perfectly, thank you....great common sense info..why couldnt my orthodontists have told me all this...?
I had a pokey wire that caused a sore about three weeks into my treatment. By the time I figured out that it was a pokey wire and not a bracket problem, I had a follow-up. They cut the wire, and I haven't had a problem since. I wouldn't be surprised if it returns, though, because I'm still in the initial stage of correcting crowding.
I had pokey wires in all 4 ends of upper and bottom of my braces. It was newly installed and I didn't notice until I got home. The dentist did no cut the wires short enough. I tried to cut it with nail clippers but it was too far behind my mouth and the nail clippers. I had to wait for 2 days to get an appointment to get the wires cut. It's horrible experience as I felt tremendous discomfort.
Getting mine off in a month after three and a half years treatment, so can’t wait!!!
How it is now?
Day 3 of my brace and the end wire keeps poking my cheeks, dont have an orthowax cause my Orthodontist doesnt have stock yet, hopefully this monday i get mine already🙏🏻
I have wax but the wire is in the back and the surface is wet so it won’t stick
@@alohaxaxra same, try drying it with a towel or tissue
@@mairazafar6594 Thanks but I don’t really use the wax anymore Bc they don’t hurt but good news is that I had my appointment and they cut my wires! 💃🏼🕺🏼
@@alohaxaxra ur so lucky, does it feel better now or not painless at all how does it feel? I have sharp wires rn and wax isn't helping I used a lot
@@mairazafar6594 it’s not painful at all. But that’s probably bc when I commented that is like the first week of my braces and I’ve had two appointments since then and I said it was pokey and they fixed it :)
all these issues that can happen with braces are wigging me out. They are going on tomorrow
This dude has inspired me to become an orthodontist but sadly I can’t really afford it so the closest thing to that is a orthodontist assistant 😎😎
I have a pokey wire and I can’t go right now to the orthodontist and it’s so annoying and this is really helping thanks
Please make a video about underbites and jaw surgery! Could you also go into the different classes and TMJ dysfunction?
As a kid, my pokey wire incidents (about 3 over 3 years, so not bad) were due to spacing...so the wire was placed bigger and as my teeth car together, it inched backwards. Thankfully, it never caused such a problem that I had to visit my Orthodontist, but just a random poke here or there. 🙂
I am getting my braces in 3 days thank you!
The wax I use is Vitis orthodontic one, from dentaid. I don't even need to dry my teeth before putting it on and stays for a really long time, even after eating hot foods.
I live 3 hours away from my orthodontist, and I had gotten braces but then I got majority of my braces removed for a treatment, and now I’ve gotten my full braces on again, so I knew pain in the beginning was normal, but it’s been like 2 weeks and I have still been getting ulcers from the molar tooth, didn’t know why but now I saw it was because my wire had shifted and it was poking me somewhat deep, thank you so much for your videos, your a life saver!
I love your channel :) i’ve learned so much before i got my braces thank you so much :))) I actually need my braces for four years but I really like them 🥰
Ah thank you! Hopefully plenty of more content over these next four years!
Sude Kilic who likes there braces t f you ACTUALLY like that big piece of metal in your mouth? Weirdo
In the beginning of my treatment,the wire used to get shifted from my midline, so I used to push it back using my long nails!! 😬 ,And then after my first premolar extractions, I got powerchains,so because of space closure,I suffered from pokey wire!!
I used to wear a braces back in my highschool days, but I didn't wear my retainer everyday, and then my wisdom teeth coming out so my teeth is now crooked again (not as bad as it was before I wore braces tho) but still, one of my biggest regret :'( now I'm an adult, really want to get a braces again but with this situation, pandemic, lockdown, etc. I don't think it's possible.
My daughter gets braves thia week. It's a doctor it's possible
I am getting my brace soon I will recommend you to visit your dentist and ask him about the treatment
Update: I'm getting braces again! Just got them yesterday and have 1 tooth extracted. Have a sore all over my mouth but tbh this is still better than have a crooked teeth
i have fangs really high up on my gums in my front teeth, so when my wire was poking it was cutting my lip and it hurt, i got desperate and just cut it a little with nail clippers and its been fine ever since
Fang gang
@@dolphinboi1201 *fist bump*
@@keiramcgrath4131 👊
I had a pokey wire from I’m assuming my wire being too long. The ortho put that material used for bite pads on the back and it worked-pretty clever.
I got my braces today and this helped me a lot.
Thanks for this! I actually got my braces about a year ago, but my wire slid to the right and I didn’t know how to fix it, and it didn’t seem like a big enough deal to call an appointment. Using the back of a toothbrush to push it is a very good idea :)
This is very helpful 👍 I just got a pokey wire just today and got an idea on how to fix it, thank you so much ...☺️☺️☺️
I bought literal wire cutters from the hardware store and they’re awesome. I fumbled with trying to cut my wire with nail clippers for a along time then I gave up, when I was walking by the hardware store a lightbulb went off in my head. Now I have wire cutters and can snip the wire with no problem. I’ve had brackets and wires fall off my wisdoms many times now and I’ve only had braces for like four months. It’s a pain in the ass when I am the perfect braces patient. I cut all my food up bite sized, I don’t eat anything crunchy anymore, and I brush and floss multiple times a day.
Thank you so much for sharing all these options! I’m dealing with a pokey wire right now and am having no luck shifting it back in. Might be because it’s so far back in my mouth and I can’t get behind it to give it enough of a push, but it is tied in as well. But I’m okay living the wax life for another month till my next appointment!😁
Oh no! wax really helps!
Hey Doc, Can you please make a video about getting braces with a missing front tooth. My story is when I was in elementary school I had an accident which broke one of my front tooth's in half. My parents took me to a terrible local dentist, and due to me and my parents ignorance, the dentist decides to shave the half tooth down and put a fake tooth with a rod in the hole of the half tooth. After a while it came off multiple times, which led to my parents taking me to a better dentist which told us, since the other dentist messed up and shaved the tooth down, the best thing they can do is remove the whole tooth with the root and give me a temporary denture (which I disliked and never wore) and in the future when I'm much older I can get a implant. After a while I started to realized the gap of the missing tooth was naturally closing and my denture could not fit in anymore, which made me wonder how would I be able to get a implant if my teeth aren't in the correct position and thought braces could help. I am 18 right now and want to know what I should do.
Just noticed how much you show your teeth and it made me wonder after years and years of hiding my teeth, how much time will it take after my treatment is over for me to want to show my teeth?
Somehow my wire came out from the backmost brace without it breaking it and I had to go to the dentist so they could re-insert the wire, weird
That’s a really good point that I forgot to mention !! That can happen on the very light wires!
@@DrGregAsatrian I had this same exact thing happened and was able to reinsert the wire with tweezers. Should I still see the ortho incase the length needs to be increased? My next appointment isn't for a month.
Same this happens to me a month ago then I got mine tightened but they couldn’t re-insert it
I just had my braces today on the upper jaw, and just my bad luck that the orthodontist' was out of wax. It started poking me after three or four hours after my appointment. 😢😭
Lo and behold! This video was in my recommendation. 🧐🤩
I'll try the pencil/toothbrush trick tomorrow cuz its poking my cheek on only left side. Thnx for all your videos Doc! They are very enlightening.😇🥰
Yes my wire wasn’t cut short enough I cut it off with a pare of scissors
i have a pokey wire and it was bcs of the bracket loose and i think that the nail clipper idea was great!!! thx dr.greg you're the best :)
Be careful
Tho! May make it worse. Call your orthodontist first !!
@@DrGregAsatrian no it's not a prob,the orthodontist said that the bracket loose is bcs of a problem of my bite,when we repair that problem, he'll repair the bracket,but i am very careful :)
It’s been 5 months since I started on braces. Every time I go to the dentist I get anxious and depressed because is this poking problem! My orthodontist can’t still get a solution! 😞
I just got my braces 2 weeks before and these are really helpful. I feel so relieved after watching these videos. Where are you located in USA
i have braces for about a month now and one of my tooth is wiggling, is that normal?!
yeah pretty normal, happened to me
Yes
One? Every of mine are wiggly
Yeah it’s normal ! You teeth will be aligned in their correct position then they will stop moving !
Yes me two
Great videos! If you can, please do a video on open bite causes and treatments. I have one that developed a month [after] my braces were installed. I haven't had my first tightening visit yet to see what will be done about it. Thanks!
I'm glad that my orthodontist was kind enough no cut off the wire so it wouldn't poke me
so lucky
You are best Othordentist online tons of Love 💕 and Appreciate to your work from South Africa 🇿🇦Zar 🇿🇦
i love your channel! 🥰
Thanks so much for being part of it !
I’m getting my braces this Tuesday!! Im so excited!!!
Welllllñ since you got your braces how does it feel bro...they suck don’t they
UglyAhh Boi honestly its quite okay. Its didn’t really bother me much
You are so good at explaining, better that my orthodontist 🔗🦷😬
For real
please make video on gaps midline diastima and veneers treatment
I have a pokey wire because we had to add extra wire to bring down two teeth, it hurts pretty bad, but its a sign for me to know that Im seeing progress.
I just got braces yesterday! I woke up with no pain. I can’t eat anything cause hurt to bite but otherwise I’m cool. Wax is life!
My top braces have been a breeze but when i got the bottom ones on after two months with top only Iv been through hell and back, I cant chew properly anymore and my top teeth keep hitting my bottom braces at front causing one to fall off, Iv had pokey wires etc etc but its slowly getting better as my bottom teeth were realy bad and crowded and crooked, one night I just felt like crying and saying I cant do this anymore..but im persevering...
This video came at the perfect time
Hey there! I have braces too.And sometimes I face this problem too.i simply place some cotton at the end of the wire and stick it there .it really helps a lot. i eat with the cotton and then when I brush I remove them and place new cotton.
Cotton has no side effects also. Hope this helps you all
Updated video on elastics & the various ways an ortho can tell you to wear them 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾pleaseeee
Im loving ALL of your videos, so informative💕 I have a bracket way back, lower bottom that has caused my inner jaw to swell, hence, I end up biting the excess skin (swollen jaw)...OUCH!! Sometimes the wax doesn't always stick....just aggravating ☹ Glad you mentioned the bracket has to by dry before applying wax....WOW!! BIG DIFFERENCE!! Luckily, no sores developed (knock on wood), just an irritated inner jaw. Just 4 weeks in braces, long journey to go but I LOVE the look of my braces😁
Thanks for linking that topical , god my cheeks are ruptured from braces , I need that topical hopefully it helps my cheeks and lips
I had a poky wire when I had my braces put in 2 weeks ago. I told the tech and instead of cutting it flush against my bracket she bent it and it unbent 💀 worst thing is that I only have my front 8 teeth with braces so when I love my mouth I create paper cuts..
I normally have pokey wire when its a week before my review is due . My case is closing the gap and the wire just pushes to the back . I am on self-ligating braces and I am on my 11th month :) thank Dr Greg for all the wonderful sharing!
I have a major overjet that was not corrected properly with the twin block braces.
Did not know at the time that you need to wear a retainer at the end to help the teeth settle. I was expected to retract the teeth by myself.
17 years later, my partner has offered to help correct it by paying through his private health fund. Going to see what is recommended and if braces are required, I'll get them put on.
Hello 🙂 I've been watching your videos ever since I've been mentally preparing myself on getting braces. Now that I have them, I wanted to know about bionators since my orthodontist mentioned I might need them in the future.
It’s easy to put the nail clippers to the back tooth on a plastic mouth.
hey! major questions thats been bothering me for a while.
1.) i broke my bracket (top, my left side, farthest back bracket) so i went back and they simply just removed it. its been around 1-2 appointments since they removed it and they still havent put the bracket back. should i be worried or ask them to replace it?
2.) background info, i have my second molars that are impacted (its sideways, like how most wisdom teeth are) because i have a small mouth. this is the main reason why the bottom back brackets arent connected to the wires. again, should i be concerned?
this corona thing will most likely affect my treatment since i might need to get these teeth removed
So I can answer the first question, but idk about the second one sorry- but personally, if that missing bracket is affecting your teeth movement, (teeth aren't moving, shifting in an abnormal way) then i feel like you should let your orthodontist know about that. but if it's not doing any harm, then i think you should be fine! but dont take my word for it, thats just my opinion haha :)
•Migrate Tunes• oh, okay! thank you! that helped a lot ^^
thank you so much! this video help SO much!
I love itttttttt ahh!!! Been watching him before I got my braces on
I remember the time the steel ligature tie holding the two piggy-back wires on my upper teeth sort of shifted towards my lip and caused it to bleed. That was not fun. Wax definitely helped though! I'm glad I don't have piggy-back wires anymore.
sweet!! yeah it's tough when there are that many wires!
Thank you for this video!! Where is the info on the wax you recommend? Dots?
i often get pokey wire because the wire shifted :)) and i had to go to my dentist every week to cut them off even during quarantine
Yes , I have it right now because the Doc. Left it like that sticking out
My orthodontist changed my wires yesterday and she left a little bit on the back so they are poking. I've been covering them with wax for the time being, but I'll try this.
I had my pokey wire because I had a space closure. Luckily, I had an orthodontist appointment 2 days later and they clipped the pokey wire.
I just moved mines I didn’t know it was that far back
PLEASE, its day 2 or 3 (not 72 hours yet) of me getting braces and I already feel a bit of that wire poking out. I wasn’t worried that it was poking out, I was only worried that it has only been a few days. I mean, i felt a little better after this video
Pokey wires suck! Lucky me I don’t have any this time I just got my bands and wires changed this past Tuesday, I’m just glad they took off my coil spring! That darn spring once they put it through the wire back in nearly July bothered me for weeks it just kept hurting the inside of my lip it even cut me once! I couldn’t get wax to stay right on the spring so I’d put it on the brace next to the spring and have it cover it that way, but I’m just happy it’s gone now 😅
My orthodontist forgot to clip the wires when I got my braces on. I had full length wires stabbing me in the gums and cheek for three months. I thought it was normal but.... no
3 months ?? How tf
1:57 how am i supposed to put the nail clippers inside my mouth , and on that very tight crevise 😭
Wax. I've found that having a DRY Tooth or bracket, but a WET finger is the way to get the wax to go where I want and stick. If your finger is dry, the wax will stick to it.
One of my bracket’s where off my tooth but was hanging on my wire
I accidentally cutter that wire so my dentist melted my gum so he
Could place a bigger bracket and more glue
When I had braces pokey wires were the worst especially towards the end of my treatment because the wires kept sliding in fact after braces treatment my dentist said my cheeks on the inside were so swollen
I just got my braces and indeed the furthest back bracket pokes a bit, I am about to try the wax they gave me.
I just ran out of my last wax refills y’all pray for me 🙇♀️
Can someone explain how do I fit a nail clipper in my mouth?
I asked to get my wire clipped a bit because it would scratch my cheek and make it bleed and bro clipped it completely off the last bracket and I didn’t know if that was normal…
This is helpful my son is new to braces for about a month. The last bracket came off at the top leaving a long pokie wire. The Orthodontic office told me to clip it to the next bracket until the next appointment 🙃. I said there are RUclips videos for that right ??? lol 😆. Thank you so much for this video 🙂
Day 1 of braces. So far it's extremely painful and I've got some pokey wires. AHHHHH THE PAIN
How is it now?
@@xbtx6497 Nothing to complain, day 3 after pokey wires and a destroyed mouth flesh I end up going back to my orthodontist basically saying that I've got some pokey wires and my brackets are piercing my cheeks. She cuts the wires and adds some plastic on top of the brackets to make more space. After that it stopped hurting, I'm pretty sure what I was experiencing wasn't very normal. its been around 11 days I think and I'm fine. Nothing hurts and everything is doing great, just 2 more years and ill have that " Hollywood " smile! 😄
Great info Thank you!
Hello doc! Can you make a video for gummy smile treatment? Especially the maxillofacial surgery?
Thank you so much your pencil ✏ hack worked👍🏻
I love the wax it is so easy and helpful
I'm having the worst issues with my wires, my upper arch has been expanded greatly over the last 3 years. My very back molar tooth that has my pokey wire is completely rammed into my jaw bone not even the Ortho or dentist can properly work on it so it makes it impossible to apply wax.
Is someone gonna ask how we are gonna fit our whole hand and a nail clipper in our mouth?
So helpful thank you 😇
I actually got braces yesterday😁
This will help in future, thanks for the vid😇
Can you please do a video talking about Impacted K-9 and uncovering it through surgery or with a laser.
Can you talk about root respiration or short roots? I’ve been trying to get braces but my two central laterals are supposedly too short. Could you also talk about anodontia or other genetic disorders that affect the teeth? What’s a good treatment plan. Thank you!!!
I am trying to demolish the like button.. Watching from Africa Uganda
Bashir Kiguli I’m from Uganda to but I live in the uk 🇺🇬
I love your videos so much